Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, the matrix below shows Rep. of Moldova's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Rep. of Moldova

Year: 2017(11 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD24(11)18(7)11(5)6(4)3(2)1(1)0
>= 50 mln USD3(2)3(2)3(2)3(2)2(2)1(1)0
>= 100 mln USD2(1)2(1)2(1)2(1)1(1)00
>= 200 mln USD1111000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation31Fertilizers201780.31%51,786,073
2Russian Federation99Commodities not specified according to kind201772.79%167,877,663
3Ukraine24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body201764.80%43,982,842
4Ukraine11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten201760.47%13,974,992
5Ukraine72Iron and steel201751.94%43,773,327
6Ukraine19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products201743.40%16,385,057
7Ukraine15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes201741.54%10,689,789
8Ukraine44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal201737.88%38,515,845
9Ukraine22Beverages, spirits and vinegar201737.02%20,863,512
10Ukraine04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included201733.36%16,256,016
11Russian Federation21Miscellaneous edible preparations201731.55%20,033,061

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.